GRAPE HARVEST
2010
Get your order in, before we sell out!
Mail, FAX, or In Person at The
Shop, Only.
Sorry, no web/email orders accepted
Quantities of these super-premium varietals
are very limited and we sell out very fast!
Ultimate care is taken to
bring to you the finest example of each variety. The micro-climate, the clonal selection, and the professionalism of the grower are mutually important.
It's also
very essential that you take the time to read
"The Rules of the
Harvest",
below,
especially
regarding
your responsibility
to be here when the grapes are ripe and ready!
| VARIETALS AVAILABLE |
APPELLATION |
PRICE |
|
CHARDONNAY ** |
MONTEREY CO. |
$26/GALLON |
|
CABERNET SAUVIGNON* |
TEMPLETON/PASO ROBLES |
$1.80/LB |
| NEW VINEYARD! MALBEC* |
PASO ROBLES |
$1.50/LB |
|
NEW VINEYARD! MERLOT* |
TEMPLETON/PASO ROBLES |
$1.60/LB |
|
MOURVEDRE* |
TEMPLETON/PASO ROBLES |
$1.60/LB |
| NEW VINEYARD! PETITE VERDOT* |
PASO ROBLES |
$1.50/LB |
|
SANGIOVESE* |
LOS ALAMOS/SANTA BARBARA COUNTY |
$1.80/LB |
|
SYRAH* |
TEMPLETON/PASO ROBLES |
$1.60/LB |
|
SYRAH* |
LOS ALAMOS/SANTA BARBARA COUNTY |
$3.00/LB |
|
NEW VINEYARD! ZINFANDEL |
WESTSIDE PASO ROBLES |
$2.50/LB |
*Minimum order of 100 pounds
(Varieties may be mixed to make minimums)
**Minimum order of 6 gallons
100 lbs GRAPES or 6 gallons JUICE, will make 5-7 gallons of finished wine, or 25-35 bottles.
50% DEPOSIT REQUIRED! DUE WITH ORDER!
Volume Discounts: Varietals, order size, and different vintners may be combined.
We will need one responsible person on the order form.
(1000 Lbs.
and/or 70 Gals. =
15%
OFF) Click Here for "Grape Order
Form 2010"
(2000 Lbs. and/or 140 Gals. =
20%
OFF)
Price of your order includes:
The finest grapes and their transport to Camarillo (Camarillo Custom Crush Winery).
Use of our
De-stemmer & Sorting Table (at The Winery,
Camarillo)
Step-by-step instructions.
French yeast cultures and MLF culture.
Acid/pH/SO2 adjustments at crush.
The Grape Help Hot-Line (818-884-8586).
"Post-Crush Clinics" to check and advise about taste, smell, pH, and completion of MLF.
Plus, personalized, professional assistance and a lot of concerned hand holding so that you will make fine wine!
(Click Here for "Grape Order Form 2010")
VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS
CHARDONNAY:
(Monterey County) The El Camino Real Vineyard in the Arroyo Seco region of cool Monterey County, produces a wine with an array of ripe fruit aromas, including citrus, guava, and orange peel, finishing delightfully crisp and lingering.
Total El Camino Real Chard availability is only 175 gallons!
CABERNET SAUVIGNON (Lower Paso Robles): Located in the Templeton Gap with its cooler climate and rare chalky soil, is Sarzotti Vineyard & Winery. These grapes retain the elegant and elusive varietal character that is usually cooked out in warmer micro-climates. Your wine should be rich, with lingering flavors and lovely dark cherry/violet/coffee highlights.
Total Sarazotti Cab availability
is
only
2 tons!
(The Templeton Gap -- a high-walled wind channel that is also the route of Highway 46 West. Templeton Gap winds reach far into the east side of lower Paso Robles, bringing cool oceanic influence and moisture into areas that would otherwise be sheltered by a madman’s maze of stone)
New Vineyard! MALBEC (Upper Paso Robles): From Solana Farms in Paso's north-east rolling hills, come our unique Malbec grapes. Considered one of the traditional "Bordeaux varietals" it would be terrific blended with our Cabernet Sauvignon and/or Merlot. Expect an intense, inky red wine with ample tannin and possessing plum-like and blackberry flavors. Made by itself, it is dark, rustic, full and soft, with earth tobacco aromas.
Total Solana Malbec availability is only 1 ton!
New Vineyard! MERLOT (Lower Paso Robles): From Paso's Templeton Gap, comes our Pomar Junction Vineyard, Block 3, Merlot. Pomar Junction Vineyard is the Merrill family's estate vineyard in Templeton. The vineyard is located at the "junction" of El Pomar and South El Pomar Drives, in the El Pomar District of the Paso Robles viticultural appellation. The low tonnage per acre, the chalky soils, the Gap's cool climate should give you a wine rich in flavor, with a distinct varietal character and a pleasing drinkability.
Total Pomar Junction Merlot availability is only 2 tons!
MOURVÈDRE (Lower Paso Robles): A very limited offering from the Brohaugh Vineyard in Paso's Templeton Gap. Due to the Gap's cooler climate and rare chalky soil, this Mourvedre will be very successful in Rhone-style blends, softening and adding earth, spice, red fruit, structure and ageability to any of our Syrah selections. Mourvèdre is also rich and wonderful as a single-varietal wine.
Total Brohaugh Mourvedre availability is only 2 tons!
New Vineyard! PETIT VERDOT (Upper Paso Robles): From Solana Farms in Paso's north-east rolling hills, Petit Verdot produces wines that are very rich, deep colored, having an exotic floral and spicy perfume and a strong tannin structure. One of the traditional "Bordeaux varietals" it would be terrific blended with our Cabernet Sauvignon and/or Merlot. Or, make it as a stand alone rich red wine.
Total Solana Petite Verdot availability is only 1 ton!
SANGIOVESE (Santa Barbara County): Be a Chianti Caballero with these, the principle
grapes for Italy's great Tuscan reds. These wines are easy to like with a
lush, unpretentious, spicy and inviting quality
and have become our most popular variety. A Super dark clone from
White Hawk Vineyards, Cat Canyon, between Santa Ynez and Santa
Maria.
Total White Hawk Sangiovese availability is only 2 tons!
SYRAH (Paso
Robles): For all you Rhone Rangers.
This exceptional grapes comes from the
Brohaugh
Vineyard
in Paso's Templeton Gap. With the
gap's
cooler climate and rare chalky soil,
expect your wine to be
velvety with distinct varietal fruitiness and lingering elegance. Also, try blending with the Mourvedre.
Total
Brohaugh Syrah availability is only 2 tons!
SYRAH (Santa Barbara County):
GRAND CHAMPION WINE
- Ed Szubielski, Laguna Niguel, CA
100% Premiere Coastal Partners Syrah 2007
The Grand Champion wine medal was the top overall scoring wine of 4,474 entries across all categories.
Expect this quality from this "Premiere Coastal Partners" vineyard.
Located in the gentle rolling hills above the cool Los Alamos Valley, a mere 1/2 mile away from our White Hawk Sangiovese vineyard. This special, low yield, reserve block, has the same vineyard manager; same sunny hillside exposure; same sandy well-drained soil; same long, slow growing season as White Hawk. This is exceptional, refined fruit for making wine with velvet-like tannins, max intensity of blackberry/blueberry fruit, and a rich lingering mouthfeel.
Total PCV Syrah availability is only 2 tons!
New Vineyard! WESTSIDE ZINFANDEL: (Lower Paso Robles) From the renowned Whale Rock Vineyard , Block Z, on Bethel Road, Westside Paso Robles, comes a superb example of the Westside's most famous grape. Expect rich, velvety flavors of dark cherries, blackberries, plums and black pepper spice.
Total Westside Zin availability is only 2 tons!
(Click Here for "Grape Order Form 2010")
Guestimated Harvest Dates
These dates are just guesses, based on last year's harvest. Do not plan your life around these dates. Harvest time can speed up or slow down due to any number of variables.
As is stated in the "The Rules of the Harvest", below, you are responsible to be
here when the grapes are ripe and ready!
| VARIETALS AVAILABLE |
APPELLATION |
GUESTIMATED HARVEST TIME |
|
CHARDONNAY ** |
MONTEREY CO. |
End Oct. |
|
CABERNET SAUVIGNON* |
TEMPLETON/PASO ROBLES |
Mid Sept. |
| NEW VINEYARD! MALBEC* |
PASO ROBLES |
Late Sept. |
|
NEW VINEYARD! MERLOT* |
TEMPLETON/PASO ROBLES |
Late Sept. |
|
MOURVEDRE* |
TEMPLETON/PASO ROBLES |
Late Sept. |
| NEW VINEYARD! PETITE VERDOT* |
PASO ROBLES |
Late Sept. |
|
SANGIOVESE* |
LOS ALAMOS/SANTA BARBARA COUNTY |
Late Oct. |
|
SYRAH* |
TEMPLETON/PASO ROBLES |
Late Sept. |
|
SYRAH* |
LOS ALAMOS/SANTA BARBARA COUNTY |
Late Oct. |
|
NEW VINEYARD! ZINFANDEL |
WESTSIDE PASO ROBLES |
Late Oct. |
A little hotter weather speeds ripening.
Rain and/or cool weather will slow things down.
So, don't plan your vacation around these dates.
These are only guesses at this time.
We'll up-date you, weekly, via email,
as we get closer to harvest.
Hang loose. Be ready.
Remember, you or someone/team appointed by you, must be at the
winery when the grapes are there. At the appointment time.
Get your equipment well before harvest time.
After the end of August, stay in weekly contact with The Shop.
Tuesday, after 4:00, after
we've
talked to the growers,
is the best time to call. 818-884-8586
(Click Here for "Grape Order Form 2010")
RULES OF THE HARVEST!
You, or your replacement, must be here when the grapes are here!
No refunds except in the event of a natural disaster!
Cancellation only until one week before harvest!
If you are going to be out of town, be sure to have a team/someone ready to pick up and process your order!
This is not a big deal. They just need to bring your container for the crushed grapes or Chardonnay juice. There's always plenty of hands available to help.
Call us for scheduling solutions! 800-559-9922
Plan to pay your balance when the grapes arrive.
Checks, charges, or exact cash.
This usually means a weekday. Late afternoon, early evening, and early the next day. We highly suggest that you make the effort needed to fit this schedule!
Grapes not crushed by you when they arrive, will be crushed, sulfited, acidified, and put into the walk-in for your pick-up on the following Sunday AM. They will have to be bucketed, by you, from our bins into your fermenter and weighed. This is only a labor disadvantage.
All grapes and juice will be processed, by you and your team,
at The Daume Winery ("Camarillo Custom Crush") in Camarillo.
All fermented must can be pressed, by you and your team, here,
at The The Home Beer/Wine/Cheesemaking Shop in Woodland Hills.
We'll E-MAIL you with the crush times, the moment
the grower calls us.
You must respond that you
have been notified and will be there during the crush times.
Call us for scheduling solutions! 800-559-9922
It is your responsibility to know when the grapes are due to arrive and to be there during the crush time!
Please call us as often as possible, at least once a week, as it gets close to harvest, since the grower only knows a few days ahead of the harvest date. After the end of August, Tuesday, after 4:00, is the best time (818-884-8586
It's expected that you will arrive promptly at your appointment time!
Plan to relax and enjoy yourself.
Help out those winemakers before you.
Then stay and help the newer ones.
It's a lot more fun this way and we all can use the help.
Absolutely No Lines. We'll get you in and out as fast as possible. Only one person or group of friends can go at a time.
Pick up the handouts. Enjoy and share the wine and snacks that you've brought. Socialize. Pitch in and help each other.
When called forward, pay off your order (check/exact cash/charge); pick up your specialized yeast and M-L culture (one empty wine bottle/100 lbs is needed) and step-by-step instructions.
Then, using our commercial de-stemmer, process your red grapes.
You'll need one 20 gallon food grade, extra strong bucket per each 150 lbs grapes.
Or, pick up your white juice.
Add SO2 and adjust pH, as instructed..…and, smiling, head for home.
When your grapes are ready to press, bring them to The Shop in Woodland Hills. The use of our big press, by you, is part of the price.
Get your equipment now! Do not wait until it’s sold out.
There will not be any equipment to sell at The Daume Winery.
Get what you need at The Shop, well before crush time!
p.s.- ware non-skid shoes and casual(as in may get dirty) clothes!
ORDER FORM! ORDER FORM!
2010 HARVEST
Mail, FAX, or Bring in now!
(NO E-MAIL ORDERS) (NO PHONE ORDERS!)
To: The Home Wine/Beer/Cheesemaking Shop
22836-2 Ventura Blvd. Woodland Hills, Ca. 91364
(FAX: 818-224-3812) (Phone: 800-559-9922)
(Sorry, no e-mail or phone ordering.)
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